Clamping tongs for shoe repairing



June 17, 1930. G. H. SCHRODER 1,764,533

CLAMPING TONGS FOR SHOE REPAIRING Filed June 18, 1928 INVENTOR.

7 ATTORNEY 'within. the scope of the 'claim;may be re =sorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages ofthe Patented June .17, 1930 UNITED STATES I GEORGE H. SGHBODER, or OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA CLAMPING TONG S FOR SHOE REPAIRING Application filed June 18, 1928 Serial 1\T:o .286,098.

This invention resides in the provision of anew and useful device for use in mending shoes, which device is in the nature of a clamp for holding in proper position, in-

p 5 visiblepatches used to mend cracks and,

other breaks in the uppers of shoes. The device of this invention does away with the old method of stitching a cracker tear in the shoe across theouter side of the upper, also the old method which consists of.

to provide a clamp of the character described which is simple as. to construction, I inexpensive and capable of being quicklyand easily put into use to properly apply an invisible patch on the inside of an upper of a shoe.

With the above mentioned and other obnovel construction. and, combination of parts hereinafter described, illustrated in the acconipanying drawings, and set forth in-the claims hereto appended,it being understood that various changes in the form, propor-:

tion, size and minor details'of construction invention.

Referring to' the drawings: p

Fig. 1 represents atop plan view of the olampof this invention showing in dottedv lines, the jaws as they appear when open. Fig. 2 is'a side elevation of thefolamp. Fig. 3 is a perspective viewshowingthe side patch to the-upperlof a shoe.-- c

c The embodiment of the invention shown in detail in the accompanying drawings comprises two resilient metahstrips 1 and spring inetal'piece 3 attached tothe members 1 and 2 by suitable fastenings 1. It

is in this manner that the strips 1 and 2 are disposed in spaced parallel relation from v jects in view, the invention consists in the manner of :using the clampto apply'an; in N V ofshoes, and makesfor a etter appearing V .I claim-j i 2, secured together by means of a'U-shaped.

prising arms spring means oining sald certain ends to points approximately 'centrally of their ends, from .which latter points said members 1 and 2 arediverged, and define handle portions generally desig nated' 5. On the outer ends of the parallel portions of the strips 1 and 2 are circular jaws 6 and 7 made of firm', resilient material suchas rubber orfthe like,,and having" smooth opposed faces. These jaws are pro-. vided 011 their rear face with knob portions '8 around which the strips 1 and 2 are bent in the form of an eye as shown in dotted lines at 9 in Fig. 2. One of "the spring pieces 8 is enlarged and formed with an eye 10. tojprovide for hanging the clamp from a nail or like projection' s In theoperation of the clamp, a skived patch of leather is inserted atthe crack, rip or tear, in the upper of the shoe which is to bemended, so that the patch will he between thelining and'the leather of the upv per, or, if'no lining, will lie on the inside i of the shoe just beneath the crack, rip or. tear. Sole cement or the like, is then applied inside the crack or rip and around the,

'skived leather patch. The clamp'is then opened and positionedso that one jaw will be disposed on the inside of theshoe, pressing over or on the'patc'h', and the other aw will lie on the outside ofthe shoe over the, rip or break tobe repaired The jaws will yieldingly but firmly applypressure to the spring piece/3 causes the jawsto be firmly forced against the patchand'shoe upper i I I The use of myflclamp in the mannerherein' patch, and'saidclampis allowed, to remain 1 V in placefuntil the cement. has dried, this usuallyjbeingabout thirty. minutes. The;

described provides for-a uicker mending and more lasting mend Q job than. heretoc,-.-r

' A clamp for us eini mending shoes com-' arms between the ends thereof and normal 1y forcing certainjfree ends ofcthe arms towards one another; rubber jawmembersii having fiat opposed faces carried on certain free ends of said arms, said jaw members having knobs on the outer sides thereof; and eyes formed on said arms and surrounding said knobs to hold the jaws in place.

GEORGE H. SCHRODER. 

